LED Flashlight (+ spare batteries). LED Headlight is good to keep your hands free

Snacks

Food/water bottles

Camera (Memory cards and spare batteries)

Notepad + pen

Waist-bag

Swiss knife

Passport / ID

Alarm clock

Mobile + additional batteries + charger (Battery operated is better)

Walky talkies (+ spare batteries)

GPS (+ spare batteries)

Maps of area

Spare eyeglasses + hard shell case

Sunglasses

Laundry bag/plastic bag

Deodorant

Paper tissues/wet ones/toilet paper

Own Mug (camping not car's)

Non-glass thermos (maybe also thermal insulation for water bottles)

Own utensils (fork, spoon, and knife) and steel plate

OFF! (insect repellent)

Raid (insect killer)

Money (+emergency money)

Spare car keys (leave them with another person during trip)

Tooth brush + toothpaste

Hair brush

Small mirror

Sun oil/cream/sun milk

Face towel (small)

mp3/ipod (+additional batteries)

1 T-shirt for each day

Trousers (dry fast)

Swimming suit

Shmaaq/Sun Hat

shorts

Underwear

1 socks for each day

Pajama

Whistle (for extreme emergencies only)

Gifts

First-aid kit

Gloves for manual work on ropes or wood

Candles and matches

Garbage bag to share with others

Own book (eg, Quran/Bible or novel that you'll never find time to read)

Fieldguide books (Mammals, etc.)

Cologne or alcohol (for personal hygiene)

garbage bag

IF COLD:

Fleece top

Coat (down-filled for extreme)

Ice-cap

Thermal gloves and socks

Additional blanket (inside sleeping bag)

thermal wool underwear (sold in Tawhid & Noor)

If 4x4ing long-range cross-country:

Your car spare-key

indispensable car spare-parts (engine belt-سير المروحة for instance). Ask on Forum for your car's parts, where to get them, tools used to change them and how to learn how to do it yourself.

Satellite phone

car chargers for all sorts of things you have

Spare GPS with batteries and chargers AND with ROAD MAP of area travelled for emergencies

Fuel Jerrycans. (ask on SaharaSafaris Club for all related issue for this V. Important part

Good trusted 4x4ing Leader (it's dangerous not to)

If travelling in Europe and using hostels:

small lock for own lockers

bedlinen, pillow cover

plug multiplier (مشترك كهرباء)

quick charger for AA batteries (eg, NiMH 2450mhA)

area maps for navigation

Camel Treks Day-backpack

When hiking in Egypt, it's mostly Camel-treks where most kitchen and camping luggage is carried by Bedouins Camels to the agreed camping-spot. During the day, a Hiking Day-backpack's typical checklist is:

Water (3 litres per day per person)

Part of cold lunch: cheese, plates, bread, etc.

Torch-light: when sunsets (because of delays or as planned) you'll need that for the trails are natives trails

biscuits (and other dry snacks)

Camera: tripod, extra memory card, extra full batteries for the day

water filter: purification tablets

Binoculars

GPS: maps, compass

spare shoes (if yours can doubtfully complete the day's journey)

Garbage bag

Toilet-paper

Hand cleaning gel

personal medicine

first-aid kit

<more to be added>

Medical Checklist

Tip: all medicine mentioned here should be explained only through first-aid courses

Warning: watch your first-aid box every month or two for items that has expired. On trips where your first-aid box has suffered you may consult with pharmacist on medicine/items to change.

How To Use Checklists:

Print this page. Add or delete items for personalization/customization (dont' forget to update the additions to here with notes on where to use).

Before a trip, open the Checklist paper, and put--in the trip bag--items mentioned in checklist one after another as you see them in the list. Mark (check √) with your pencil. Mark '?' for those you have to get from elsewhere until you bring them to the bag and check them a final (√). This way, you'll never FORGET anything important again if you consult checklists before you go.

IMPORTANT: During trip, you'll think of new things to bring next times, write them down in this checklist paper (you keep it in wallet, right?) so that they're checked next time you travel. Those additions 'personalize' the Checklist which is very practical. Don't postpone the addtions, you might like to add reasons for their inclusions too.

Checklists MUST be sufficient but with all necessary items for all your trips.

To bring in fresh ideas for your checklists, share them with others in SaharaSafaris Club on the Forum on Yahoogroups. They might email it back with their items added. Check the latest checklists on: http://saharasafaris.org/checklists